Garbini-Jidda 1
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Early Sabaic | ||
| Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian | ||
| Script typology | Monumental writing | ||
| Script cursus | Boustrophedon | ||
| Writing technique | Incision | ||
| Chronology |
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| Textual typology | Dedicatory text |
TEXT
1 Lḥyʿṯt w-
2 Hlkʾmr b—
3 n ʿmʿhr b—
4 n Ḥywm rs²—
5 w ʾlmqh |
6 w-ḏt Ḥmym |
7 w-S¹mʿ ḏ-Ẓb—
8 yt w-ʿṯtr{|}—
9 s¹mʿ hqny |
10 S¹mʿ ḏ-Ẓbyt
11 | ʿmḏrʾ w-w—
12 ld-hmy w-q—
13 ny-hmy |
| The inscription corresponds to Gl 1523, ll.1-7, although with a different distribution of the text among the lines. |
TRANSLATIONS
| English | |
1 Lḥyʿṯt and 2 Hlkʾmr, sons 3 of ʿmʿhr, son 4 of Ḥywm, priests 5 of ʾlmqh, 6 ḏt Ḥmym, 7 S¹mʿ ḏ-Ẓb‒ 8 yt and ʿṯtr‒ 9 s¹mʿ, dedicated 10 to S¹mʿḏ-Ẓbyt 11 ʿmḏrʾ, their 12 children and their 13 properties. |
OBJECT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Jeddah, Unknown (Private collection) |
| Support type | Artefact » Stela » Stela with framework |
| Material | Stone |
| Link to object record |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Jidfir ibn Munaykhir |
| Ancient site | Khlm |
| Geographical area | Southern Jawf |
| Country | Yemen |
| Link to site record |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
| Garbini 1976: 294-296, pl. I/a | Garbini, Giovanni 1976. Iscrizioni sudarabiche. Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 36/2: 293-315. |